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“What is it about this twilight hour? Even the sound of a barely perceptible breeze pierces the heart.”
― The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
― The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“A man who has nothing in particular to recommend him discusses all sorts of subjects at random as if he knew everything.”
― The Pillow Book
― The Pillow Book
“Real things in the darkness seem no realer than dreams.”
― The Tale of Genji
― The Tale of Genji
“Sometimes a person who is utterly devoid of charm will try to create a good impression by using very elegant language; yet he only succeeds in being ridiculous.”
― The Pillow Book
― The Pillow Book
“It is useless to talk with those who do not understand one and troublesome to talk with those who criticize from a feeling of superiority. Especially one-sided persons are troublesome. Few are accomplished in many arts and most cling narrowly to their own opinion.”
― Diaries of court ladies of old Japan
― Diaries of court ladies of old Japan
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